Grant Gerlock
ReporterGrant Gerlock started covering Des Moines and central Iowa for IPR in March 2019. Before that he covered food, agriculture and rural life for Harvest Public Media at NET in Lincoln, Nebraska, where his work was recognized with a Regional Murrow Award and awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
Grant has a master’s degree in mass communication from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm outside of Cumberland in southwest Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor. You can contact Grant at ggerlock@iowapublicradio.org.
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School districts dropped mask mandates after a federal court ruling on Iowa’s ban. Attorneys behind the lawsuit say it’s the wrong reaction. -
West Des Moines is the latest city water system to join agree to negotiations that could create a regional drinking water utility in central Iowa.
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A bill moving through the Iowa Senate would allow families to continue to claim medical and religious exemptions to school vaccinations during a public health emergency.
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Republican leaders in the Senate have said journalists will have to work from an upstairs gallery during the session that starts Monday, but a group representing Iowa Capitol reporters said the move cuts off easy access to lawmakers.
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An Iowa man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has pleaded guilty to one federal count of civil disorder.
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Nearly a quarter of Iowa students belong to racial and ethnic minorities, compared to only about three percent of teachers.
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A review of Iowa's prison system found that security has improved since a deadly attack took place in the Anamosa State Penitentiary, but staffing and overcrowding are still serious issues.
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The Ankeny school board voted 4-3 to end the district’s mask mandate as of Wednesday morning.
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Attorneys representing Gov. Kim Reynolds and other state officials are asking a panel of federal judges to overturn a court ruling that blocked enforcement of Iowa’s ban on school mask mandates.
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The Ankeny school board will have three new members based on Tuesday’s election results, including two who have said parents should be able to choose whether kids wear masks in school.
